A German manufacturer of submarines and naval vessels registered four lobbyists to sell Canada updated submarines as the country faces pressure from the U.S. and NATO allies to up defence spending. A California firm wants to open an AI data centre in Canada as Liberal leadership candidates debate AI advancement in the country. And a Nunavut-based charity wants the federal government to extend its program to support Inuit children, which is expected to end next month.

Those are just some of the insights from the IJF’s roundup of lobbying registrations at the federal level and in every province across Canada. Each week, the IJF publishes data from our four lobbying databases showing who wants laws changed and who is asking for government money. Think of it as your weekly dose of public policy news before it becomes news.